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i'm commenting on my stuff

and replying to myself, cuz i'm a dunce

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�at's nice, now I have found a new Artist to watch. :0

Akk.. some people take thorn in their side too literally... :3

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The wolf cam fro Worcestre, ful sore he þou?t to lyte;
Þe dragon cam fro Glowcestre, he bent his tayle to smyte;
The griffen cam fro leycestre fleying in as tyte;
The george cam fro Notyngham with spere for to fyte.
Blessid be þe tyme that euer god spred that floure.

The boris hede fro Wyndesover with tusshes sharp & kene;
Þe estrich feder was in þe felde, þat many man my?t sene;
The wild kat fro norhampton with hur brode nose.
Þer was many a fayre pynon wayting vpon þe rose.
Blessid be þe tyme that euer god spred that floure.

The norþen party made hem strong with spere & with sheld;
On palmesonday affter þe none þei met vs in þe feld.
With-in an owre þei were right fayne to fle & eke to yeld –
xxvii thousand þe rose kyld in þe feld.
Blessid be þe tyme that euer god spred that floure.

The rose wan þe victorye, þe feld, & also þe chace.
Now may þe housbond in þe south dwell in his owne place –
His wif & eke his faire doughtre & al þe goode he has.
Soche menys haþ the rose made by vertu & by grace.
Blessid be þe tyme that euer god spred that floure.

The rose cam to loue london, ful ryally rydyng.
ii erchbisshops of englond þei crovned þe rose kyng.
Almighti ihesu save þe rose & geue hym his blessyng,
And al þe reme of englond ioy of his crownyng,
Þat we may blesse þe tyme þat euer god sprad þe floure.

Amen, pur charite.

Now is the rose of Rone growen to a gret honoure,
Therfore syng we euerychone, "I-blessid be that floure!"

I warne you euerychone, for you shuld vnderstonde,
There sprange a rose in rone & sprad into englonde,

He pat moued oure mone þorough þe grace of goddess sonde;
That rose stone alone, þe chef flour of this londe.
I-blessid be the tyme that euer god sprad that floure.

Blessid be þat rose ryall, that is so fresh of hewe!
Almighty ihesu, blesse that soule þat þe sede sewe,
And blessed be þe gardeyn þer the rose grewe;
Cristes blessyng haue þei all, þat to þat rose be trewe,
And blessed be þe tyme þat euer god sprad þat floure.

Be-twix Cristmas & candelmas, a litel before þe lent,
All þe lordes of þe northe þei wrou?t by oon assent
ffor to story þe sowthe cuntre þei did all hur entent;
Had not þe rose of Rone be, al englond had be shent.
I-blessid be þe tyme þat euer god sprad þat floure.

Upon a shrof Tuesday on a grene leede,
Be-twix Sandricche & saynt Albons, many man gan blede.
On an aswedynsday we levid in mykel drede,
Than cam þe rose of Rone downe & halp vs at oure need.
Blessid be þe tyem þat euer god sprad þat floure.

The norþen men made her bost, whan þei had done þat dede,
“We wol dwelle in þe southe cuntrey & take al þat we need –
These wifes & hur doughters oure purpose shul þei spede.”
Than seid þe rose of Rone, “nay, þat werk shal I for-bede!”
Blessid be þe tyme þat eure god sprad þat floure.

ffor to saue al englond þe rose did his entent,
With Calys & with loue London, with Essex & with Kent,
And al þe south of englond vnto þe watyr of trent.
And whan he saw þe tyme best, þe rose from London went.
Blessid be þe tyme þat euer god spard þat floure.

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(In too quick... *kittyblushes*)

Source please...? :)

It is the Yorkist political propaganda poem, "The Rose of Rouen". (Edward IVth was Born in Rouen).

It's not availible on the internet :( someone scanned it from a hard to find and damned expensive Medieval poetry book for me. I can send you the Original and a translation I made if you want.

FYI,It was written to celebrate the victory Eddie won at Towton in 1461. The Animals mentioned are the Badges of Yorkist lords who participated in the battle. (Retainers would wear the badges).

In the case of the Gryphon, I *think* it is one of Warwick the Kingmaker's badge (confusingly, he sometimes used the staff, sometimes the bear, sometimes both and sometimes something else altogether (he inherited the right to use a whole bunch of em'))

I.e as a .rtf file.

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*prrprs* Explains why that was /not/ at all familiar!

Yes, would appreciate the .rtf, please (uncia2000@gmail.com).

Should've guessed re. the badges were I not over-multi-tasked :/
(Those Grypes do get around, too).

Thanks for the transcription & background on that, Dave. *kittyhugs* :)

Oh shhiiit I think you draw ir ><'

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but the one above did

although the one above this didn't (sensible, coz it's a reply to myself)

but it's not that simple, since my "test increment" reply to Dave Hyena's above didn't count either (only counting "first level" comments?), nor did various others at >1st level elsewhere, afaik.

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